Types and Application Progress of Tobacco Moistening Agents

Feng Xu ( Tianjin Workstation, Technology Center of Shanghai Tobacco Group Co., Ltd, Tianjin 300163, China. )

Zhongpan Hu ( National Institute for Advanced Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China. )

Jianzhong Zhang ( Tianjin Workstation, Technology Center of Shanghai Tobacco Group Co., Ltd, Tianjin 300163, China. )

Hongyu Ye ( Tianjin Workstation, Technology Center of Shanghai Tobacco Group Co., Ltd, Tianjin 300163, China. )

Ruoxin Wu ( Tianjin Workstation, Technology Center of Shanghai Tobacco Group Co., Ltd, Tianjin 300163, China. )

https://doi.org/10.37155/2717-526X-0401-6

Abstract

Tobacco moistening technology is an important direction of research in the tobacco industry and a key technology to improve tobacco quality and enhance the core competitiveness of cigarettes. The main goal of tobacco moistening is to solve the problems of rapid moisture loss, pungent, dry and harsh tobacco smoke, and thus improve the smoking comfort of tobacco products. Moreover, improving the moistening performance of tobacco can also increase the flexibility of tobacco and reduce fragmentation. The paper summarizes the factors affecting the moistening performance of tobacco, the moistening mechanism of moistening agents and the types of moistening agents, discusses the characteristics and advantages of different moistening agents in detail, and provides a reasonable outlook on the development direction of moistening technology.

Keywords

Tobacco moistening; Moistening agent; Moisture absorption; Sensory quality; Smoking perception

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